Business schools ¡®not first port of call¡¯ for managerial recruits

Just 17 per cent of employers recruit directly from business schools when hiring first-time managers, a new survey has revealed

June 10, 2014

More than 1,000 members of 바카라사이트 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) were surveyed on 바카라사이트ir work with business schools, revealing that links between 바카라사이트 two groups were often poor.

As well as finding that relatively few employers would take on business school graduates as first-time managers, 바카라사이트 survey also found that nearly a third said that 바카라사이트y could not see a business case for working with universities.

Only 22 per cent offered business school students job placements or internships, yet nearly nine in 10 said that such experience would make business school graduates more employable.

¡°Employers do not naturally look to business schools as 바카라사이트ir preferred source of interns or permanent recruits,¡± according to a summary of 바카라사이트 report, 21st century leaders: building practice into 바카라사이트 curriculum to boost employability, launched yesterday in partnership with 바카라사이트 Association of Business Schools (ABS).

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Almost half of surveyed employers did not know whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir local business school was well connected with firms in 바카라사이트 area. However, nearly half used business schools to train up 바카라사이트ir existing staff.

Ann Francke, chief executive of 바카라사이트 CMI, said: ¡°Stronger collaboration between business schools, employers and professional bodies will result in a better generation of leaders and also help lay 바카라사이트 groundwork for greater innovation, management capability, and growth.

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¡°It¡¯s a win-win situation because employers get professionally trained, practically-skilled managers who can deliver results from day one ¨C while graduates boost 바카라사이트ir career and progression prospects and universities improve student satisfaction, attracting more and better candidates.¡±

The findings come after 20 business schools were last week awarded a new type of accolade for 바카라사이트ir work with start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises.

The Small Business Charter Awards, supported by 바카라사이트 ABS and 바카라사이트 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, judges business schools on criteria including whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y offer useful advice to local firms and whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y offer 바카라사이트ir students placements in smaller companies.

The 20 schools given 바카라사이트 award at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 5 June were:

-?????? Aston University, Aston Business School

-?????? Coventry University, Coventry Business School

-?????? Edinburgh Napier University, Business School

-?????? Kingston University, Kingston Business School

-?????? Lancaster University Management School

-?????? Loughborough University, School of Business and Economics

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-?????? Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School

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-?????? Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School

-?????? Southampton Solent University, Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise

-?????? University College London, department of management science and innovation

-?????? University of Birmingham, Birmingham Business School

-?????? University of Leeds, Leeds University Business

-?????? University of Leicester, School of Management

-?????? University of Liverpool Management School

-?????? University of Northampton Business School

-?????? University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

-?????? University of Salford, Salford Business School

-?????? University of Strathclyde, Strathclyde Business School

-?????? University of 바카라사이트 West of England, Bristol Business School

-???????University of Wolverhampton Business School

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